WHO declares end to COVID global health emergency
London, UKReuters The World Health Organization ended the global emergency status for COVID-19 on Friday more than three years after its original declaration, and said countries should now manage the virus that killed more than 6.9 million people along with other infectious diseases. The global health agency’s Emergency Committee met on Thursday and recommended the […]
WHO says COVID-19 is still a global health emergency
Reuters The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly three years after it was first declared as one. The WHO’s emergency committee first made the declaration for COVID-19 on 30th January, 2020. Such a determination can help accelerate research, funding and international public health measures to contain a disease. […]
China virus death toll posts grim record rise, passes 400
Beijing, ChinaReuters China said it would welcome assistance from the United States to fight a coronavirus outbreak, a day after it accused Washington of scaremongering, and as the death toll rose on Tuesday by a new daily record to more than 420. The toll in China rose to 425 as of the end of Monday, […]